A/N Hey guys! I've been going back and adding to/editing my chapters. Hopefully, it's a bit better now. Thanks, and enjoy!

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Chapter 2 - Camp

Natsu, Happy and Lucy were walking towards the train station when Natsu suddenly took a turn to a road that led out of town but went the same direction as the train. It was a long and narrow gravel road that was lined both sides with tall green trees. It led deeper into a forest if you looked farther ahead. Lucy was confused now. Why wouldn't they just take the train instead of walking to where ever we were going? Then a thought struck Lucy that she should have thought of a long time ago, but was too distracted playing with Happy.

"Hey, Natsu where are we going?" Lucy asked with a blend of worry and curiosity. She was worried if she might have been wrong about Natsu. I mean, she just met him and she didn't know if he was some sort of weird kidnapper or something. Her curiosity peaked when they started heading into the lush forest.

"I'm going back to my guild."

Lucy was almost shocked out of her skin at his words. She didn't even think to ask him if he was in a guild! Another wonder popped into her head,

"So what guild are you in exactly?" She blurted out her thoughts. She really didn't mean to be so nosey or anything, but she always had a dream to join one guild and she couldn't help but think that there was a possibility that they might be members.

When Natsu didn't reply, Happy piped up

"We are with Fairy Tail!"

No. .

"What?" Lucy asked with unbelief. Was she fortune teller? Is her gut feeling actually coming true? Thoughts swirled around her head, making her a bit dizzy from all of them rocking her brain around.

"I said we are with Fairy Tail, geez get with the program Lucy," Happy said with a hint of teasing.

"No, I know what you said... it's just... really?" She stuttered out her words disbelievingly, in complete shock.

"Hey, Lucy are u okay? Why are you acting pretty weird, you weirdo..." Happy jabbed at Lucy with his little comment

"I'M NOT A WEIRDO, I'm just really surprised! I can't believe you are with fairy tail! Joining them is like a dream to me!"

"What really?" Happy looked up at Lucy with his big wide eyes and a smile, "Well it is the best guild ever! You should come with us and join!"

Lucy almost had a heart attack at the words that came from Happy's little mouth.

"REALLY?! OMG OMG OMG THANKS YOU GUYS!"

Lucy started Dancing, humming, skipping, making weirdly excited noises... pretty much a teen-aged girl whenever a new Starbucks drink comes out.

Natsu turned around and looked at Lucy. She was caught off guard to see so much sadness and loneliness in his eyes as he said,

"Yeah I'm sure you would be great friends with them." He said. A frown plastered on his face, no trace of whatever emotion he had before was to be seen.

To say his words were comforting was correct, but she couldn't help but wonder why he said it like he did. His eyes were lonely and sad. His voice was so disheartened it made her somber thinking about it. He did a good job hiding it because Happy didn't seem to notice at all, and it almost made her mad that he wasn't very observant of his companion. Lucy wondered if Natsu really did want to go back to Fairy Tail because it didn't seem like he did to her at all. But what could he possibly have against it? Was it his guildmates?

"Natsu, are you okay?" Lucy asked quietly, shuffling closer to him as they walked.

Natsu's eyes widened. He had never heard those words together in a full sentence. The way this girl cared about his well being felt so foreign to him... it brought warmth to his soul and it lit a fire under his heart. But just as he found these feelings, they were snuffed out as he remembered all of the darkness and betrail he has endured over the years. He didn't know if she would betray him like the others. He glared at the ground and turned away from her,

"Yeah I'm fine..." He muttered quietly. He didn't want to deal with this right now, he just wanted to find his camp and get to magnolia tomorrow so he could possibly ditch the new blond that stumbled into his life.

Lucy felt a pang of hurt flash through her chest when Natsu turned his back towards her.

"Oh... uh okay" Lucy replied dejectedly. Ugh, this guy was so confusing. It's like he doesn't even know how to talk to her, let alone acknowledge her. It made her feel unimportant and useless like she was a burden.

"Hey Natsu could we stop for a minute? My feet are getting really tired" Lucy said quietly. Why did she have to go and be even more of a burden? It was like she was asking him to hate her!

Happy was silently observing them from afar, with a small sad smile on his face. It was nice seeing Natsu finally talking to someone without completely lashing out at them but he wasn't doing a very good job.

Natsu turned to Lucy, wrapped an arm around her waist and another underneath her knees, and lifted her up. She wasn't hard to carry because he was so strong, but she oddly fit nicely in his arms.

Happy observed the new turn of events with a smile that was no longer sad, but rather a knowing one. Ah finally, some entertainment!

"We are almost to Magnolia, but it's getting dark. We are stopping up ahead to make a camp for overnight" Natsu declared. Natsu carried her for 10 minutes before stopping at a clearing in the forest.

Lucy developed a small blush dusted on her cheeks as Natsu picked her up. His arms braced her with comfort and warmth, and she could feel herself fading out of consciousness, into sleep.

Lucy's eyes jolted open when Natsu abruptly stopped at the clearing. What Lucy saw was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. A small field of lush green grass surrounded by old and dark trees. The sun setting made everything tinge with a light pink, but where there was shade there was a mix of blues that were sparkling. A small pond sat on the edge of the clearing, mostly surrounded by trees but still caught the pink glimmer of the sunset. As if it was a gate, there was a patch of trees open wide enough so you could walk through, that led to the lip of a cliff. The cliff looked over Magnolia, that had orange streetlamps illuminating the city. If you looked closely, you could see the Fairy Tail guild next to the edge of town. She turned back to the clearing and studied it some more.

A campfire pit was already made with a medium sized ring of large stones, there was also a black and grey charcoal heap in the middle of the ring. She just assumed Natsu and Happy had stayed there before since they knew the route here and this area was clearly already used for camping. The grass was long and a lively green. The pond glimmered as the sun began to set. Lucy stood by the cliff and looked off into the distance, remembering the last time she watched a sunset with her mother Layla...

"Its so pretty" she whispered. The sunset settled on her body, placing a heavenly glow on her as she stared at the horizon. To put it lightly, she looked like an angel.

Natsu started getting camp ready when he saw Lucy standing over on the cliff. His eyes immediately widened. Her golden hair was glowing, and her creamy white skin looked so soft. Her chocolate eyes held a distant look, but the small smile on her pink lips was saying that she was at peace. Natsu gulped. He had never seen such a beautiful woman in his life.

"You're pretty..." He whispered back. He didn't think she would be able to hear him since he whispered, but she did. When he heard her, it was only because he had his sharpened dragon senses to help him out. He realized his mistake when she turned to look at him.

Lucy's eyes widened and she turned around fully to look at him. She couldn't quite see his whole face and now that she thought about it, she actually hasn't seen his whole face this whole time.

"Thanks, Natsu," She said with a deep blush on her face. "You know.. I might be able to same for you if you took off that cloak covering your face." Lucy approached him with light footsteps.

"N-No... I don't think I should." He backed away slightly when she came walking towards him. A slight breeze caught her scent and wafted it towards Natsu. Natsu froze. Strawberry's and Vanilla. Not only was she gorgeous, she also smelt amazing and she was the kindest person Natsu had ever met. He was starting to wonder if such a person even existed.

Lucy walked up and stopped directly in front of Natsu. She reached up tentatively and gently pulled his cloak down. What she was expecting was entirely different from what she saw. He was handsome so say the very least. His pink hair spiked up in all directions, in a messy but attractive manner. Some of the locks of hair fell in his eyes, but it just made him all the more enticing. His mildly tanned skin looked soft but strangely enough complimented his sharp jawline. His eyes were different from before though, instead of being onyx-like she first saw them, they were now a shade of yellow and orange that resembled a raging campfire.

They spent a few minutes examining each other until Happy flew up behind them,

"Hey, guys! I just found some fish- oh.. am I interrupting something?" He said with a mischievous grin behind his paw.

His comment seemed to have broken Lucy out of her trance, and she glared at the cat

"NO WAY FLEA-BAG!" She started chasing Happy around the camp while Natsu just stood there frozen in place.

What is this... He thought, clutching his cloak above his heart. It didn't make sense. He had this feeling she would betray him at first, but it had somehow vanished along their journey when he heard her talking genuinely to Happy. Natsu thought to himself, if he conducted a small experiment he would have his answer. He will determine if she is worthy of his trust, and if he is really willing to open up at least to her.

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